Seoul -- December 5, 2005 --At
a ceremony attended by Dae-je Chin, Ph.D., Korean Minister of
Information and Communication, and Hector Ruiz, AMD chairman of the
board, president, and chief executive officer, AMD today announced the
opening of Korea Technology Development Center, a research and
development resource for local customers and partners to create
low-power, high-performance embedded processor platforms for advanced
digital consumer devices.

Located at AMD Korea headquarters in Seoul, the Korea
Technology Development Center (KTDC) will be led by HB Kim, with
expansion of engineering resources planned by the end of 2006. AMD
expects to help customers develop customized embedded processor
platforms for various digital consumer devices including WiBro
terminals, Digital Media Broadcast solutions, Personal Media Players,
HDTV, and Internet access solutions. The center will focus on helping
local partners reduce costs and accelerate time-to-market when
developing next-generation digital consumer devices based on AMD
embedded processors.

“Korea’s well-developed network infrastructure, advanced mobile
technologies and excellent IT manpower make it one of AMD’s most
strategic markets for development of innovative computing platforms,”
Ruiz said. “AMD’s Korea Technology Development Center demonstrates our
deep and ongoing commitment to Korea and our valued partners here, and
can support local design of industry-leading digital consumer devices.”

“AMD’s x86 embedded processor technology, which is well
matched to the Korean government’s ‘IT 839’ strategy, helps local
partners significantly enhance their competitive edges for performance
and features in new digital and mobile devices,” said YJ Park, vice
president and general manager of AMD Korea. “By opening the KTDC, AMD
Korea will provide local customers with a range of embedded processor
platform options to meet their unique needs.”